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    PLANAR LCD MONITOR CT1904Z MANUAL www.planar.com[...]

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    Preface i P REFACE About this man ual This manual is designed to assist y ou in setting u p and using th e LCD m onitor. Inform ation in this docum ent has been carefully check ed for accuracy ; how ever, n o guarantee is given to the correctness of the cont ents. The inf ormation in this document is su bject to change w ithout notice. This documen[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual ii Canadian Doc Notic e For Class B Computin g Devices This digital apparatus does not exceed the Cl ass B lim its for radio noise em issi ons from digital apparatu s as set ou t in the Radio Interf erence Reg ulation of the Can adian Departm ent of Com mu nication s. “L e présent appareil num ériqu e n’èm et pas de br[...]

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    Preface iii Table of Contents PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ I CHAPTER 1 ...............................................................................................................[...]

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    1 C HAPTER 1 The LCD Monitor Your New Planar LCD Monitor! Your LCD m onitor has been desig ned to be versatile, erg onomic, and easy to use. The LCD monitor is capable of displaying m ost standards, from 640 x 480 VGA to 1280 x 1024 SXGA. The digital controls located on the front panel allow you to easily adjust the monitor’s display parameters. [...]

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    Planar User’s Manual 2 1. Display Module The display is a 19” diagonal, Activ e Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD). The screen is capable of supporting a m axim um resolution of 1280 x 1024 (SXGA). 2. ◄ Function ► Select B uttons These two buttons allow you to select the control functions in the OSD. Press either button to scroll horizon[...]

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    Chapter 1 3 the connection of USB compliant dev ices. The upstream USB port m ust be connected to your PC for the downstream ports to function. 4. Audio Line-i n (optio nal) Connect your PC’s line- out to this jack to listen the PC’s audio on the LCD m onitor’s stereo speakers. (You can also connect y our CD-R OM’s line-out to this jack.) 5[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual 4 Connecting Vide o 1. Turn off your PC and the LCD Monitor before connecting y our LCD m onitor to the computer. 2. Connect the VGA sig nal cable to the D-sub VGA connector located at the rear of the m onitor. 3. If y our PC has a graphic card with a 24- pin DV I connector, y ou should connect it with the Digital 24- pin DV [...]

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    Chapter 1 5 3. You can adjust the sound volume of the stereo speak ers by using the speaker v olum e control function on the OSD (On-Screen Dis play). Pow er Management Sys tem The LCD monitor com plies with the VESA DPMS power manag em ent proposal. The VESA DPMS proposal provides power saving m odes by detecting the horiz ontal or vertical sy nc [...]

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    6 C HAPTER 2 The Display Controls Your New Planar LCD Monitor’s Display Controls This chapter covers y our New Planar LC D Monitor’s On Screen D isplay (OSD). U sing the O SD, y ou can adjust the contrast, brightness, display position, display clarity , and color temp erature. You can also adjust the stereo speaker volum e and set OS D param et[...]

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    Chapter 2 7 The MISC-Control option allow s you to selec t the desired te xt lang uage of the OSD, a djust the monitor speak er v olume , and to display the current v ideo inf orma tion being s ent to the m onitor from your video c ard. The G raphic- Control option allows you to a djust the display contrast, brig htness, sharpness, a nd color setti[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual 8 Port-Select: Press the Adj ust button to toggle betw een VGA an d DVI input ports Exit: P ress the Adjust button key to exit the Monitor-Control subm enu. OSD - Control Option Pressing the Adjust key while the OSD Control ic on is selecte d activate s the OSD Control submenu. Use the ◄ Function ► select buttons to scrol[...]

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    Chapter 2 9 Exit: P ress the Adjust button to exit the G raphic-Control subm enu.[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual 10 Graph/Text Opt ion Pressing the Adjust key w hile the G raph/T ext ic on is se lecte d toggle s the DO S resolution be twe en 640x400 a nd 720x400. OSD Exit Pressing the Adjust key while the Exit icon is sele cted, deac tivates the OSD me nu. OSD Main Menu (Digital mode) To access the OSD Main Menu, sim ply press the ◄ F[...]

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    Chapter 2 11 The OSD Exit o p tion closes th e On Screen Display. The Monitor- Control Option Pressing the Adjust key while the Monitor Control icon is selec ted activ ates the Monitor Control subm enu. Use the ◄ Function ► select buttons to scroll betw een the subm enu items. Port-Select: Press the Adjust buttons to change input VGA port Exit:[...]

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    Planar User’s Manual 12 Br ight ness: P ress the Adj u st buttons to adjust the intensity of the m onitor backlig ht. Exit: P ress the Adjust button to exit the G raphic-Control subm enu. OSD Exit Pressing the Adjust key while the Exit icon is sele cted, deac tivates the OSD me nu.[...]

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    13 A PPENDIX A Technical Information TFT LCD Monitor Specifica tions Model Planar CT1904Z LCD Panel 19” SXGA Control Fu nc t i on s Power Software Pow er switch with LED indicator (Press to turn off, over 1 sec. to turn on) Main M enu Submenu Auto Adjust *Analog input only Monitor Control Horizontal Position/Vertical Position/Phase/Clock/Reset/Ex[...]

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    14 A PPENDIX B Supported Timing Timing for Model CT1904Z (SXGA Resolution) Item Standar ds Resolution Dot Clock (MHz) Vert ical Scanning Frequency (Hz) Horizontal Scanning Frequency (kHz) Sync Polarity or composite sync (H/V) Operating Mode 1 NEC PC98 640x400 25.20 70.15 31.50 -/- A/D 2 NEC PC98 640x400 21.05 56.42 24.83 -/- A 3 MAC 13” m ode 640[...]

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    15 A PPENDIX C Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Proce dures This LCD monitor com es pre- adjusted with standard VGA timing. Due to output tim ing differences among various VGA cards, you m ay initially experience an unstable or unclear display w hen a new display m ode or new VGA card is selected. Before applying any of the following troubleshooting[...]